Remco Althuis appointed Etihad Airways Vice President Europe

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has appointed Remco Althuis to the position of Vice President - Europe.

Mr Althuis brings more than 20 years’ sales
and marketing experience, gained from his years at Etihad Airways, KLM and Air
France-KLM. During this time he worked in a number of different sales and
marketing roles in Europe and Asia. He holds an MBA from the Rotterdam
School of Management, Erasmus University as well as a degree from Leiden
University. A native Dutch speaker, Mr Althuis also speaks English,
German, French and Mandarin.

Mr Althuis
joined Etihad Airways in 2012 as its General Manager in China. He oversaw the
airline’s expansion in China and most recently Hong Kong.

In his new role as Vice President - Europe, Mr
Althuis will assume commercial responsibility for the entire European region,
which includes Etihad’s 14 European markets such as the UK, Ireland,
France and Germany, and will be expanded to include Russia, Belarus and
Kazakhstan.

Daniel Barranger, Etihad Airways’ Senior Vice
President Global Sales, said: “Remco has played a key role in the expansion of
Etihad Airways in Greater China during the last three years and has a
wealth of experience and expertise overseeing regional sales activities both in
Asia and Europe. Etihad’s European flight network and operations have
grown considerably in recent years and Remco’s experience and expertise will
support this growth further.”

“We are delighted that Remco will take up his
new role, based in Berlin, to lead Etihad Airways’ commercial activities across
the region as we look to expand our sales operations, and working with our
Etihad Airline Partners, airberlin, Alitalia, Air Serbia and Etihad Regional,” Barranger
added.